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[edgy] linux-2.6.18 build fails with incorrect version in deprecated 'version.h'

Bug #63882 reported by Klaus Heinrich Kiwi
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: kernel-package

This bug is related to kernel-package 10.049ubuntu4

Steps to reproduce:
1) untar linux-2.6.18.tar.bz2
2) cd linux-2.6.18
3) make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --initrd --revision 1 kernel_image modules_image

after a while, the build process fails with
------------------cut-here----------------------------------------------
====== making target install/linux-image-kdump [new prereqs: ]======
This is kernel package version 10.049ubuntu4.
echo "The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h"; echo " \"\" "; echo "does not match current version:"; echo " \"2.6.18\" "; echo "Please correct this."; exit 2
The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h
     ""
does not match current version:
     "2.6.18"
Please correct this.
make: ** [install/linux-image-kdump] Erro 2
-------------------cut-here----------------------------------------------
The problem seems similar to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=355147
but with this new target 'linux-image-kdump'.

Problem did not happened before in Dapper release (same kernel, same dir, same command)

See original description
Klaus Heinrich Kiwi (klauskiwi-deactivatedaccount)
description: updated
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xtknight (xt-knight) wrote :

I'm having the same problem.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
====== making target install/linux-image-2.6.18-k8 [new prereqs: ]======
This is kernel package version 10.049ubuntu4.
echo "The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h"; echo " \"\" "; echo "does not match current version:"; echo " \"2.6.18-k8\" "; echo "Please correct this."; exit 2
The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h
     ""
does not match current version:
     "2.6.18-k8"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I fixed it by going into ./include/linux/version.h and adding this definition:

#define UTS_RELEASE "2.6.18-k8"

Save the file and re-run the whole make-kpkg command again (don't do make-kpkg clean, do the compiling one). It'll detect what it has already built and continue on.

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xtknight (xt-knight) wrote :

Sorry, I spoke a little too soon. It keeps failing anyway and the define seems to get lost when you run make-kpkg again.

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xtknight (xt-knight) wrote :

Here's a workaround that fixes it:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/667513

Credits to "Joel.Becker at oracle"

 On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 10:34:06AM -0400, Michael Krufky wrote:
> I get this when building using debian's make-kpkg:
>
> The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h
> ""
> does not match current version:
> "2.6.18-rc2"
> Please correct this.

make-kpkg uses version.h to get UTS_RELEASE. UTS_RELEASE has
moved to utsrelease.h.

Right after you get the error, modify
debian/ruleset/misc/version_vars.mk

-UTS_RELEASE_VERSION=$(shell if [ -f include/linux/version.h ]; then \
- grep 'define UTS_RELEASE' include/linux/version.h | \
+UTS_RELEASE_VERSION=$(shell if [ -f include/linux/utsrelease.h ]; then \
+ grep 'define UTS_RELEASE' include/linux/utsrelease.h | \

And rerun your make-kpkg. The above is not a valid patch, you'll have
to hand change it.

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